OREGON — Lena-Winslow’s Tristan Fox fell just short of running off with a pair of titles in the difficult 800-, 400-meter double, and North Boone burst out with a powerful showing in the field events Friday night. But it was Winnebago that stood out the most during the 23-team Art Carlson Hawk Track Classic in Oregon.

The Indians claimed the meet title with 95 points, pulling away from Erie-Prophetstown (77 points) and Rockford Christian (55), as well as the early leaders from North Boone (53).

But nearly more impressive was the effort of Fox, who first ran away with the victory in the 800 final, notching a time of 1 minute, 59.87 seconds. And while he lost out on the sprint down the back stretch in the 400 — just two events and 18 minutes later — he proved he could be a force in both, posting a second-place time of 51.57.

“It’s a big one for me; I really wanted to see what I had coming back with a 400 like that,” said Fox, who also said that he “about passed out” the last time he attempted the tight double. “I just wanted to see. This is when you want to find out what you can do; what you’ve got.”

North Boone sophomore Nick Krawczyk shocked even himself by pulling out the victory in the shot put with a personal-best 45 feet, 9 inches, almost 2 feet better than his previous record.

“My competitive spirit was flowing today, and it came out in the shot,” Krawczyk said. “I had a pretty bad day in the discus, and that kind of motivated me headed into the shot. And, I guess, I just wanted it today.”

So, too, did his teammate Chris Walker, who destroyed the meet record in winning the triple jump (45-1 1/2). He also won the long jump with a leap of 21-2, and he cleared 6-2 in the high jump, but lost out in the tiebreaker on misses to Polo’s Brad Cavanaugh.

“This was one of those meets where I wanted to see what I had. I really tried to stay calm and do my thing,” Walker said. “Getting some jumps like that, and doing it in a big one, this really boosts my confidence. And just in time.”

With a strong push from two-time winner Jeff Swanson, and a dominant victory early in the 800 relay and to close it all out in the 1,600 relay, Winnebago won the team title with ease. Swanson won the 200 in 22.56 and anchored the 800 relay to have a hand in two of the team’s three wins on the day. Still, coach Joe Erb knows his squad has a lot more work to do before the conference meet rolls around in two weeks.

Page 2 of 2 - “Up to this point it’s been a really good year. Early on today, though, we were just flat,” Erb said. “This time of year we’re entering the invitational phase of the season, and now is when it’s really time to get down to it and compete hard.